US8424932B2 - Locking assembly and electronic enclosure using same - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a locking assembly, and particularly to a locking assembly for an electronic enclosure.
- an enclosure of an electronic device such as a computer housing or a monitor, includes a base and a cover covering the base. Users can assemble electronic elements such as a main board onto the base and apply the cover to seal the enclosure, protecting the electronic elements.
- FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a locking assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure applied in a monitor enclosure.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of the monitor enclosure of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is an exploded, isometric view of two locking members and a cover of the monitor enclosure in FIG. 2 , shown from a different aspect.
- FIG. 4 is an assembled, isometric view of the locking members and the cover of the monitor enclosure in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of part V in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the monitor enclosure with the locking member in a locked position, wherein the cover has been removed for clarity.
- FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the monitor enclosure with the locking member in an unlocked position, wherein the cover has been removed for clarity.
- the locking assembly for an electronic enclosure in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a monitor enclosure as an example. Understandably, the locking assembly can be used in computer housings or other enclosures of electronic devices.
- the monitor enclosure comprises a base 10 , a cover 20 mounted on the base 10 , and two locking members 30 assembled on the cover 20 .
- a plurality of supporting recesses 12 are defined in the base 10
- two supporting portions 13 are formed on the base 10 .
- a plurality of barbs 22 are formed on the cover 20 to match with the supporting recesses 12 .
- the locking members 30 each comprise a securing portion 34 movably assembled on a bottom of the cover 20 , an operating portion 36 mounted on a top of the cover 20 and extended through the cover 20 to connect to the securing portion 34 , and a flexible member 38 abutting against both the securing portion 34 and the cover 20 .
- the securing portions 34 can be engaging with or disengaging from the supporting portions 13 , to lock (shown in FIG. 6 ) or unlock (shown in FIG. 7 ) the cover 20 on the base 10 , by operating the operating portions 36 .
- a supporting portion 13 extends upwardly from the base 10 corresponding to the position of one locking member 30 .
- the supporting portion 13 is two spaced baffles 13 .
- the supporting recesses 12 are defined in two lateral sides of the base 10 , there are four in each lateral side. The opening direction of the supporting recesses 12 are opposite to (i.e., away from) the supporting portion 13 .
- a restricting wall 24 is formed at the bottom of the cover 20 in each corner of the front end of the cover 20 .
- a concave portion 26 is defined in the front end of the cover 20 at each of two positions corresponding to the positions of the locking members 30 .
- a notch 262 is defined in the concave portion 26 .
- each securing portion 34 comprises a substantially rectangular body 342 , a connecting bar 347 extending from a lateral side of the body 342 , and an engaging section 348 extending from an end of the body 342 .
- a free end of the connecting bar 347 enters into the hole 242 of the corresponding restricting wall 24 of the cover 20 .
- the engaging sections 348 each comprise two spaced wedge-shaped plates, for engaging with the corresponding baffle of the supporting portion 13 of the base 10 .
- Each plate of the engaging section 348 has a guiding surface 349 at a lateral side thereof inclined to the baffles.
- a securing opening 344 and a smaller additional securing opening 346 spaced from the securing opening 344 are defined in the body 342 .
- the operating portions 36 each comprise a flat handle 362 , and a pair of first hooks 364 and a smaller second hook 366 extending down from the handle 362 .
- the handle 362 is received in the corresponding concave portion 26 of the cover 20 .
- the first and second hooks 364 , 366 extend through the notch 262 of the cover 20 and engage in the securing opening 344 and the additional securing opening 346 of the securing portion 34 respectively, to connect to the securing portion 344 and the operating portion 36 .
- the flexible member 38 is a spring in this embodiment and mounted on the connecting bar 347 of the securing portion 34 .
- the flexible member 38 has one end securing on the body 342 of the securing portion 34 , and an opposite end securing on the restricting wall 24 of the cover 20 .
- the monitor enclosure is in a locked position, and the securing portion 34 in view is pushed by the flexible member 38 due to an elastic deformation thereof.
- the engaging section 348 of the securing portion 34 engages with the supporting portion 13 of the base 10 and located at front of the supporting portion 13 , to restrict the backward movement of the cover 20 relative to the base 10 .
- the barbs 22 of the cover 20 embedded in the supporting recesses 12 of the base 10 can restrict the forward and upward movement of the cover 20 relative to the base 10 .
- the cover 20 is restricted to move only in desired directions and secured on the base 10 .
- the operating portion 36 of the locking member 30 is manipulated to move toward the restricting wall 24 along the direction shown by the arrow on the operating portion 36 , until the engaging section 348 of the securing portion 34 is disengaged from the supporting portion 13 of the base 10 ; then, the cover 20 can be moved horizontally and backwardly along the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 7 .
- the barbs 22 of the cover 20 are disengaged from the supporting recesses 12 of the base 10
- the disengagement of the cover 20 and the base 10 is completed.
- the engagement of the cover 20 and the base 10 is done by following the above steps in reverse, therefore a detail description thereof is omitted.
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